Volleyball Preview: Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints vs. Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is 10-0 against Cape Henry Collegiate since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints will face off against the Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
On Tuesday, everything went Nansemond-Suffolk Academy's way against Walsingham Academy as Nansemond-Suffolk Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Nansemond-Suffolk Academy took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-7, 25-12.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cape Henry Collegiate hadn't done well against Catholic recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Cape Henry Collegiate walked away with a 3-1 win over Catholic.
Cape Henry Collegiate had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-12, 25-15, 25-23.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cape Henry Collegiate, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Everything went Nansemond-Suffolk Academy's way against Cape Henry Collegiate in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Nansemond-Suffolk Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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